Cheltenham Racourse is being seriously considered as a mass covid vaccination centre, which depending when any such system begins,may affect either one or both of the two January meetings and of course the Festival. Whether all or part of the racecourse is unclear but I suspect the Centaur may be one option which could be utilised with racegoers using the Hall Of Fame entrance and the North entrance.The Jockey Club and the NHS are holding discussions this week.
"The owls are not what they seem"
I can confirm that I have just had a call from the hospitality team at Cheltenham offering me hospitality as a 'non-member' for Saturday, prior to the ballot for members.
I still haven't had a response from the racecourse management after my complaint 5 days ago!!!
They are an utter shower of ****!
Benie a sea of blue for the Mares Chase.
The concertista effect
Plus the Honeysuckle effect too, no doubt.
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
De bromhead suggested they were leaning towards the champion after yesterday. Decision to be made after Irish champion.
Epatante would laugh at Honeysuckle!
All comers, all grounds, all beaten!
This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.
If Honeysuckle went into the Festival sporting the scalps of Abacadabras and Saint Roi from the DRF, I doubt Epatante would be doing a whole lot of laughing before the Champion Hurdle. I’d expect it to be a right race, tbh.
I just don’t expect Honeysuckle to win at the DRF, and she’s a nap to run in the Mares as a result.
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
Been going to the Festival 40+ years and a member for 10+ years. Have not renewed membership this year and will decide whether to commit to accommodation before Christmas. My experience last year was not one I would care to repeat and dominates my memory of the week pushing the performances of the horses to the back of my mind. I'm almost always in the Insurance Bar/seats but that has now become pretty expensive for 4days and although it should be a fixed number there seems to be more and more people every year. I'm swithering at the present time.
Darver Star being the form line, clearly Honeysuckle has a bit to find on the Irish/English Champion hurdles with Epatante.
Can't see them not going for the Mares again with Honeysuckle.